Perfectionist
Perfectionist The oak slowly revolves as I circle it admiring its upsurge of leaves filling the sky. A satisfying composition from every angle except for one dead branch jarring brown against green.
Wrong turn
Wrong turn Entering via the sea-lock the seal knows nothing about the Manchester Ship Canal. It knows nothing about swing bridges bedded in sandstone, and it certainly knows nothing about boys standing on towpaths. The same boys who know nothing about the feel of stones when an index finger hooks around a top edge […]
Day 22
Satisfaction: You just can’t satisfy some people. Here’s a well-known poem by Carol Ann Duffy on the Midas theme: www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poetry/poems/mrs-midas Think of a need or pleasure (within the bounds of decency!) and write about a scenario in which satisfaction can’t be achieved.